Paul Thalacker writes:
>One last bit.  I distinctly remember Pam Sweeney making a comment on
>hockey-l a couple years ago after UMD beat UM in a game.  It went
>something like "At least we don't use Canadians".
 
I did not distinctly remember such a quote, so, at the risk of pouring gasoline
on a roaring fire, I did a quick archive search and found the following, from
Pam's report on UMD's 5-1 win over UM on 2/6/94:
 
>So it was kind of a disappointing end to a great streak.  But it was still a
>mighty impressive roll for a team that started out 0-5-1 to manage a streak of
>14-1-2 in league play.  And they did it without any Canadian players!  ( :-)
>Sorry, I couldn't resist, in light of all that furor after Thanksgiving.)
 
How a reader perceives that comment is, of course, a matter of personal
opinion.  My own is that it was obviously meant to be humorous and light-
hearted, and not malicious or xenophobic.
 
Personally, I think this whole thread has degenerated far enough.
 
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